Beni vs Benjamin

Side-by-side comparison of Beni and Benjamin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Beni

Boy name · Rank #7842

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Name B

Benjamin

Boy name · Rank #11

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Metric Beni Benjamin
Current Rank #7842 #11
Total Births (all years) 147 816,962
Peak Year 2020 1989
Peak Year Births 14 15,733
Peak Decade 2020ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Beni Benjamin
1880ss — 5,407
1890ss — 4,460
1900ss — 4,009
1910ss — 17,310
1920ss — 21,028
1930ss — 14,613
1940ss — 17,183
1950ss — 23,834
1960ss 12 25,610
1970ss — 81,337
1980ss 5 141,385
1990ss — 133,937
2000ss 15 137,299
2010ss 56 134,477
2020ss 59 55,073

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Beni Benjamin
2014 5 13,827
2015 9 13,732
2016 5 14,682
2017 5 13,854
2018 7 13,483
2019 10 13,036
2020 14 12,254
2021 11 11,889
2022 14 10,904
2023 10 10,212
2024 10 9,814

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1963–2024.

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